Season 12 · 21 Apr 2024Saving the saviour? Redemption - the end of the cycle or its new beginning?- 52:40A woman of letters ignored by feminists; Wagner sends her orders and words of love while writing Parsifal.
Judith Gautier
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Who is this?Judith Gautier (25 August 1845, Paris – 26 December 1917) was a French poet, translator and historical novelist, the daughter of Théophile Gautier and Ernesta Grisi, sister of the noted singer and ballet dancer Carlotta Grisi. She was married to Catulle Mendès, but soon separated from him and had a brief affair with the composer Richard Wagner during the late summer of 1876. She collaborated with Pierre Loti, the famous novelist, in writing a play, La fille du ciel (1912; English, The Daughter of Heaven), translated and produced under their personal supervision at the Century Theatre, New York City. […]
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Season 12 · 21 Apr 2024Saving the saviour? Redemption - the end of the cycle or its new beginning?
Season 12 · 30 May 2024From fidelity to grace - From substance to Subject- 14:36Wagner's last love, recipient of letters written while composing Parsifal.